Tomato production in Belize
Belize: Tomato production was 1,326 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tomato production in Belize, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1,326 tonnes for tomato production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato production in Belize peaked at 2,858 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 208 tonnes, in 1990.
Belize ranks 151st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Tomato production in Belize, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 755 tonnes | — |
| 1990 | 208 tonnes | -72.5% |
| 1991 | 1,331 tonnes | +539.9% |
| 1992 | 1,299 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 1,196 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 702 tonnes | -41.3% |
| 1995 | 815 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 755 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 464 tonnes | -38.5% |
| 1998 | 1,673 tonnes | +260.6% |
| 1999 | 574 tonnes | -65.7% |
| 2000 | 2,233 tonnes | +289.0% |
| 2001 | 1,412 tonnes | -36.8% |
| 2002 | 1,431 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,255 tonnes | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 590 tonnes | -53.0% |
| 2005 | 540 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 932 tonnes | +72.6% |
| 2007 | 721 tonnes | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 649 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 841 tonnes | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 936 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 707 tonnes | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 821 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 768 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 1,199 tonnes | +56.1% |
| 2015 | 1,365 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 2,858 tonnes | +109.4% |
| 2017 | 2,452 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 2,121 tonnes | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 1,113 tonnes | -47.5% |
| 2020 | 1,320 tonnes | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 1,175 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 1,361 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 1,523 tonnes | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 1,326 tonnes | -12.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1,326 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 176,320 tonnes, 1% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1,326 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36,364 tonnes, 4% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomato production in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +539.9% | 208 tonnes | 1,331 tonnes |
| 2000 | +289.0% | 574 tonnes | 2,233 tonnes |
| 1998 | +260.6% | 464 tonnes | 1,673 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 755 tonnes | 755 tonnes | 755 tonnes | 1 |
| 1990s | 901.7 tonnes | 208 tonnes | 1,673 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,060 tonnes | 540 tonnes | 2,233 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,434 tonnes | 707 tonnes | 2,858 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,341 tonnes | 1,175 tonnes | 1,523 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tomato production in Belize?
- Tomato production in Belize was 1,326 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tomato production recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2,858 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest tomato production recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 208 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for tomato production?
- Belize ranks 151st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato production rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tomato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tomato production is measured in tonnes.